Barn, etc.



Get. 2, 1934. J. URGAD 1,975,751

BARN, ETC

Filed Deo. 1o, 1928 5 sheets-sheet 1 J. BURGAD BARN, ETC

Oct. 2, 1934.

Filed DeC. l0, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 n www WW n 5v 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 J. BURGAD' BARN, ETC

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Patented Oct. 2, 1934 UNlrED STATES r1 f1"'ea'1ffv orti-CE I BARN, Ero. n Joseph Burgad,l Strasburg, NfDak. I I

Applieation December 10, 192s, serial No. 324,941

claimedoor-for each outside door opening, relatively so arranged that the outside ldoor can be opened andl closed when'the corresponding inner door is open and cannot be opened when said inner door is closed, together with suitable fastening or locking means and suitable opening means and an `opening and closing means for each inner door. As to one of said door openings the invention contemplates that it shall be provided for ingress and egrees into and from an otherwise sealed building and that its inner door will l are inaccessible from the outside of the building.

be opened and closed only from a place entirely outside of the building itself and which place isprotected against unauthorized intrusion: and asto any other outside door opening with which the building is provided the invention contemplates `that the inner door thereof shall be opened and closed, and also tightly secured when necessary as additional protection,only from the inside ofthe building and whose securing means Considering the building in its entirety, it is contemplated to provide Vsealing means for the several window openings and door openings, whereof the means for sealing the window open; ings arev operated from within the building, the means for sealing onevoutside door opening is of dual nature, that is includes an outside door and an inside door, so arranged with relation to each other that the outside door can be opened and closed only when the inside door is open and said inside door is provided with means which prevents its being opened from the outside of the building, and the means for sealing another outside door opening, likewise is of dual nature since it includes an outside door and an inside door, but the latter door is operable only from a protected place outside the building. It will be understood that the latterdoorway affords" egress for the operative after he'has closed and' sealed all of the window and outside door openings from within the building.

The invention also contemplates the provision of locking means of special nature for the inner door which forms a member of the sealing means for one door opening and for the sealing means for the window openings, accessible only fromk the inside of the building.

The dual doors, arranged one inward of the other, may be mounted for either sliding or swinging movement as found to be most convenient and the particular means for opening and closingy (c1. zog-1) an inner door vor doors will, of course, be selected in accordance with the character ofjdoors to be operated thereby. n One of the special features of this invention is the utilization of apair 'of doors, l arranged one inward of the other, "and to-swing in opposite directions relatively to each other andV toy the opening sealed thereby, bothv in an inwarddirection.r Doors of this character are herein lillustrated for sealing what maybe -regarded'as being the main opening to the building vand'need not essentiallybe provided with rmeans forfoperating the inner door. A further special feature, contemplated bythe invention in relation to the inner door last mentioned, isthat its lateral edges projectv beyond the lateral edges of the corresponding outer door and lie against the door frame and withthe inner surface of the part between its said edges in atwise engagement substantially throughout its entire area with the entire inner surface of the outer door. As thus arranged the laterally projecting edge at the side of the inner door opposite the-hinge affords provision for an appropriate fastening means, such as that herein illustratedand'here-r inafter described, and whichfastening means will not be noticed from the outside of thebuilding and cannot be reached from the'latter place. A door of this character need not be provided with means for opening it and closing it unless it is too heavy tobe opened and closedby hand, in whichvevent any suitable opening andv closing means may be employed.

A'further special feature contemplated by thev vare, unattendedv during the night or at other times, and-affords 'such full protection Vas to render 'the building safe'against unauthorized intrusion; thereby eliminating ythenecessity' of an.

attendant'or watchman. i f l l i While I have illustrated and will hereinafter describe, in detail, a particular embodiment of the invention, and while I would have it understood that I do not restrict myself to all of the details of said particular embodiment, vIrwish at the same time to vhave it understood that my invention essentially calls for the utilization vofv two doors, one inward of the other,` for every door opening which isto be sealed and in respect' of the-opening provided 'for the ingress into sol the building and for the final egress of the person who locks up the building that the inner door which forms a member of the sealing means for said opening can be opened and closed only from the outside of the building and by means which are protected against operation by an intruder. As hereinbefore stated a material feature in respect of the sealing means for each outside door opening is that the inner and outer doors which conjointly seal the same are so correlated that the inner door when in its closed positionpree vents the opening of the outerdoor.

Referring to the accompanying drawings-J" Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic sectional view illustrating a means for operating a closure in one building from a` position, in another building;

., Eig.A 2 isa side elevation of a building equipped with closure operating and locking devices-L embodying my invention;l

Fig. 3 is a front view of said building;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional View taken longitudinally through the front portion of the building, on line 4 4 of Fig. 8; 4

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section takentransversely through the building;

Fig. 6 is a section, taken on lined-6 of Fig. 8;

Fig. '7 isV a. vertical sectiontaken on line-7-7 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 8 is a horizontal sec-tional View through the entire building taken on line 8-8 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 9v is a perspective view of a locking screw used for fastening the Various closures;

Fig. 10 is ay perspective View of a tool adapted to operate the screw shown in Fig. 9; and

Fig.v 11 is a sectional detailyiew taken on line 11-11 of Fig. 1.

As indicated in Fig. 8, the building (here shown as av barn or the like) is provided at the front with a central doorway A and withy windows B and C at opposite sides of the door.. Atv Yone side of the building there is a door E and three win-V dows F, G and H; and at the other side there are twoI windows J and K, anda door` I. It is ofcourse to be understood that this particular arrangement of. doors and Windows isl merely il-Y lustrative and is not at all essential insofar as the invention is concerned. v

Referring rst to the doorway A, with particular reference. to Figs. 5 and 8, it will be observed that this is sealed by an inner door 10.and` an outer door 11. Both of these doors open inwardly, door 10 pivoting about hinges 12 at one4 side, and door 11 pivoting about hinges 13- at the other side. When these doors are closed, they lie flat against each other, as shown in Figs. 5 Yand 8, Vand they may be lockedin this position by passing a pin through a suitable staple 14 which is adapted to pass through a slot near the edge ofY door 10 when the latter is closed. Obviouslyy Vwhen the doors have been thus locked in closed position they cannotA be opened from thev outside yof the building. It shouldA be particularlyrnoticed that whereas thev outer door cannot be; opened when the inner door is closed, yet said inner door may be opened or closed without affecting the position of the outer door, there being no connections-between the doors. Both of these doorsV 10 and 11 may be formed of any suitable material, but are preferably formed of lsheet metal where a high degree of protection is required.Y

Window B is adapted to be covered -by means of a. sliding shuttern 15, preferably formed of sheet metal and mounted to slide-v vertically in a metal frame 16 which is securely fastened to the outside of the building and has a U-shape in cross sec- Vshutter 15. The screw is adapted to be conveniently operated by means of the tool shown by Fig. 10i. This tool i'sxf'ormed with a pair of projections, or teeth, 19 which are adapted to engage a pair of sockets 20 in the head 18 of the screw. Shutter 15 is operable- `from theY inside -of the buildingby means, of a flexible member 2-1, such as a chain, cord, orrope. This member has one end secured to theupper edge of shutterl, passes thence over a guide pulley 22 mountedin a small opening in the wall. of the building, and. passes downwardly therefrom on the inside of the buildlng and is wrapped around the windlass of la drum 23 which is mounted in, suitable brackets secured to the inner Wall of the building. After the window has been closed andthe shutter raised to cover the window opening it is obvious that no one outside of the building can rai-se the window. An alternative means is illustrated for mountf ing and operating the shutter of window C at the opposite side of the door in order to Aindicate the variations that can readily be made in carrying the invention into practice. This window has a shutter 24 whichis hinged at its upper edge at 25 and is adapted to be operated from the inside of the building by means of a rope or chain 26 secured to the shutter at the lower edge thereof. This rope passes over; apulley 27 mounted in a smallY opening in the` building Wall and thence passesv downwardly on the inside of the building and around the barrel Tof a windlass similar: to windlass 23. The shutter is adapted to be locked in closedV position'by means of a screw 17, in the same manner as shutter l5.

Window K has a shutter 30 which may be mounted and operated in the same mannerv as shutter 15 of window B. The shutter is slidably mounted for vertical movements in a frame 31 and is operable by a rope 32 which passes over a pulley 33v mounted in'an openingn in the side wall of the building and passes downwardly therejfl from inside the building Vand aroundthe barrel of a windlass 34.

The shutter of window J 'may be mounted and operated in a somewhat different manner than either of the shuers described above. This window is provided with a4 shutter 35 which is mount-A ed for horizontal sliding movements in a guideway 36 securely fixed to the `outside of the building. This. shutter is operable from the yinside -of the building by a flexible member, or rope 37 secured toan eyebolt 38. One 'portion of rope 37 extends from the eyebolt 38vtov and over a guide pulley 39 and thence over one sheave of a pulley 40 and the other portion extends from the eyebolt directlyv over the other sheave of pulley 4U. The two portions of the rope extend from pulley 40 through an opening in the building and thence aroundtheV15 positively moving the shutter 35 in either di-VV rection according to the direction of rotation of the windlass. The shutteris adapted to .be locked in closed position from the Ainside of the building by a locking screw such as 17.

Windows F, G and H are provided with shutters 42, 43 and 44,'respectively, the said shuttersbei'ng rigidly connected together and being adapted to be simultaneously operated by mechanism which willv now be described. Secured to an eyebolt 45 on shutter 42 is a rope 46 which passes around a pulley 47 mounted on the outside of the building and thence through an opening in the building and around a pulley 48 mounted on the inside of the building and has its extremity secured in a hole formed in one end of a rack bar 49, which is slidably mounted for horizontal movements on suitable ways inside the building. The other end of the rack bar has attached thereto one end of a rope 50 which passes around guide pulleys 51 and 52 mounted respectively inside and outside the building, the rope passing from pulley 52 and being secured to an eyebolt 53 on shutter 44. For operating rack bar 49 there is provided a pinion 54 mounted for rotation above the rack bar and having rigid therewith a crank handle 55. The shutters are mounted for horizontal sliding movements in guideways 56, and, by the mechanism described, can be operated only from inside the building. These shutters are adapted to be locked from the inside as is the case with all the shutters, by screws such as 17 illustrated in Fig. 8.

It will be noticed that each of the several shutters hereinbefore referred to is of solid, as contradistinguished from slatted, construction and that in every instance the operating means therefor includes a flexible member which extends from the outside to the inside of the building together with an operating element which is inaccessible from the outside of the building, and it will be noticed also that each shutter is locked by a screw which also is inaccessible from the outside of the building and further can be operated only within the building and by a device specially fitted thereto. This location of the operating member for opening a shutter and of the member by which the shutters is locked in closed position, together with the particular nature of said locking member and the fact that even if reached it can only be operated by a device specially tted thereto, coi-operate in making it practically impossible for an unauthorized person to find entrance into the barn or warehouse through any of the window openings.

The side doors E and I are provided with horizontally slidable inner doors 57 and 58, respectively, these doors being mounted inside of the building in suitable guides 59 and 60. The door 57 is adapted to be operated by a flexible connection, or rope, 61, which passes over guide pulleys 62, 63, and 64 and has its end portions wound in opposite directions about the barrel of a suitable windlass (not shown), similar to windlass 41, whereby rotation of the windlass will slide the doo-r positively in either direction.

The inner door 58 is adapted to be operated from a point outside the building, as indicated in Fig. 1. Preferably this point is located in another building, which may be the residence to which the outbuilding is appurtenant. As indicated, the two buildings are connected by an underground passage or conduit 65 through which passes the flexible rope or chain 61a for operating the inner door 58. The rope is secured to an eyebolt 66 on the door and thence passes in one direction to and about a guide pulley 67 and thence passes back and over a guide pulley 68.

The rope passes in the other direction from the eyebolt to and over a guide pulley 69, and the two runs of the rope thence pass downwardly and over guide pulleys -70 and thence horizontally through the conduitand around guide pulleys 71 and thence upwardly and over a windlass 72 provided with a suitable operating: handle. The inner doors 57 and 58 are preferably mounted on rollers 73 rotatable in the lower guideways of the doors.

It will be clear from the foregoing that all the closures of the building to be protected are provided with shutters or inner doors, all of which but one are operable from the inside of the building, and that this one closure or door is operable from a point which is not accessible to one seeking improper access to the building. The result is that the closures can be securely protected by devices operable only from the inside of the building or from a protected point, such as the dwelling house to which the building is appurtenant, and consequently the building can be closed in a very effective manner against all unauthorized entry.

Now having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a building having a door opening inner and outer doors hinged respectively at opposite sides of the door opening and adapted to lie at against each other when in closed position, the said inner door thereby operating to prevent opening of the outer door, and means operable only from the inside of the building to secure the inner door in closed position.

2. In a building having a door opening inner and outer doors hinged respectively at opposite sides of the door opening and adapted to lie at against each other when in closed position, said inner door thereby operating to prevent opening of the outer door and having a slot near its free edge, a fixed staple adapted to project through said slot when the door is closed, and a pin adapted to engage the staple to hold the door closed.

3. In a building having a door opening; inwardly Opening inner and outer solid doors hinged respectively at opposite sides of the door-opening and each when closed completely closing the opening, said doors correlated to lie atwise againstl each other throughout their entire confronting surfaces when closed, the inner door having both of its longitudinal Sides projecting over the corresponding edges of the door opening and having its hinges within the building and inaccessible from the outside, and means at the other side of the opening and inaccessible from the outside of the building for securing the inner door in its closed position.

4. A barn, warehouse or like building, comprising an opening for ingress and egress and an outer door and an inner door co-acting to seal said opening, said outer door being arranged forward of and in juxtaposition to the inner door and being mounted to open inward toward the latter, and said inner door being mounted to have movement to opened and closed positions independently of the outer door and being arranged relatively to the latter to prevent, when closed, access to the outer door from the inside of the building and movement of said outer door t0 opened position, and means for opening and closing said inner door, operable from a place outside of and remote from the building.

5. A barn, warehouse or like building having a door opening and provided with means for seal- Util ter door, and operating connections for opening and closing said inner door, said connections eX- tending from said inner door to a remote point outside of the building and having an operating member inaccessible from any point within the building.

. JOSEPH BURGAD. 

